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Post by tiffermore on Jul 11, 2009 10:43:08 GMT -5
I predict Daitarn will be GX-55. Release sometime about a year from now.
Only my guess. I know nothing official.
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Post by tiffermore on Jul 8, 2009 21:13:59 GMT -5
i'm most excited about the Combattler V since I don't have one Same here. I stayed away from the GX-03 because it always looked awkward and flimsy in pics and reviews. GX-50 is looking nice proportion-wise. Hopefully it will build upon what Bandai learned from GX-31 and GX-31V and be nice and solid. The only thing that concerns me right now is the head. Looks like it might be a bit thin front to back; a bit too flat.
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Post by tiffermore on Jul 8, 2009 8:02:20 GMT -5
Approximately 1/70th scale, going by the length given in that image. Close to the size of the 1/72nd scale kit bandai released years back, but slightly larger.
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Post by tiffermore on Jul 4, 2009 19:15:29 GMT -5
All things considered, (diecast content, ambitiousness of the engineering, heft, playability, fun, detail, poseability, how impressive it displays, ect...) I'd have to put GX-36 Ideon in first place.
GX-18 Getter Dragon and GX-35 Walker Gallia tie for second.
GX-38 Iron Gear and the 3 TV Evas in the Spec subline, XS-01R, XS-08, and XS-09 tie for third.
The rest don't place. But of course that's only out of the 22 SOC's I've ever owned, as I can't speak to the engineering or playability of the others. Also, GX-45 and GX-48 might well change things considerably, but of course, sigh..., I don't have them yet.
Summation:
Gold - GX-36 Ideon
Silver - GX-18 Getter Dragon, GX-35 Walker Gallia
Or, to use Chen's categories:
Combiner - GX-36 Ideon
Single - GX-18 Getter Dragon
Overall - GX-36 Ideon
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Post by tiffermore on Jul 3, 2009 18:32:06 GMT -5
Getter Dragon? Wha? Looks like Maz with God Scrander will be GX-49? If so, that fits with expectations....
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 27, 2009 15:49:02 GMT -5
I like that they aren't cramming a bunch of other stuff in. This is really all I'd want with it as far as Big O attacks. (Though some small figures of Dorothy and Norman and Roger would be cool as all get out as well. Maybe along with the Griffon a little pvc molding of Norman on the bike with Dorothy in the sidecar.)
I can dig how some people would be bummed about some stuff being left out. But for those people there might be the upgrade set.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 24, 2009 9:14:08 GMT -5
squeeeee!!!! *faint*
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 22, 2009 19:49:45 GMT -5
I have a new worst SOC (for me), but it has not been released yet. Anyway, it is the SOC Shin Mazinger Giant Fist version GX- . From super robot to sex toy in the blink of an eye... }D 3 years from now you'll love it. 5 years from now you'll claim you loved it from the first time you saw it. 13 years from now your wife will claim it in the divorce. And people who don't like GX-35, which by the way has the sexiest most sensual most orgasmically perfect clicky joints of any toy ever, need to take less drugs. Or more. Play with your dosage a bit. When you love SOC Walker Gallia, you'll know you hit the sweet spot.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 22, 2009 7:20:29 GMT -5
Great scans, Bizzio. Thanks for posting them.
I wonder, might those red squares on the insides of the scrander wings fold out to peg into those slots on the back of the legs?
Beefier upper torso. Also, looks like a new headsculpt with shorter horns. Wasn't expecting that but I like the look.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 21, 2009 16:41:03 GMT -5
The God Scrander would be useless with the current GX-45. The Maz that comes with the God Scrander is different; the chest opens up so the head can fold in and the shoulders fold back. Probably lacking torso articulation as well. That's why it's a seperate release. It might even get a new number, like GX-49 or GX-50. Well, that was the MC series, and I imagine this would have the same mechanics. But the picture above seems the GX-45 to me. What I'm thinking is if bandai is using the GX-45 base model for the Energer Z, they can use the same base model for the soc in the picture, maybe with a diferent torso this time. I would assume the God scrander would fit on the GX-45 as it seems only a clip on with a different belt. But again, this is just me thinking aloud! Personally i would be happy with just the God Scrander to be displayed next to the GX-45, as I'm not too fond of the Big punch thing. But I guess this will be just wishfull thinking! MC series? You mean the model? Not sure about the model. Anyhow, I'm talking about the SOC. And yeah, I'm sure the arms and legs are the same, or at least mostly so, as GX-45. But the torso is definitely new. You can see the vertical seams where the torso opens on either side of the breast fire plates. I guess maybe the God Scrander could fit on GX-45 and just not transform, but I suspect the mounting point on the back has to be different as well. The God Scrander will be much heavier than the classic scrander.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 21, 2009 9:41:50 GMT -5
It's the GX-45 for sure. My guess (or my hope) is that Bandai could sell the scrander as an appendix, like Grendizer's additional spazers. And if Bandai is mean enough, they will market it as a GX-45S or GX-45DX or whatever, leaving us who already own Mazinger in the air. Not that I love the giant fist idea to begin with, but it's still nice to have all the accesories. The God Scrander would be useless with the current GX-45. The Maz that comes with the God Scrander is different; the chest opens up so the head can fold in and the shoulders fold back. Probably lacking torso articulation as well. That's why it's a seperate release. It might even get a new number, like GX-49 or GX-50.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 19, 2009 9:23:37 GMT -5
Probably the real thing. Looks like it has the seams for the chest to open. Looks great!
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 18, 2009 21:21:58 GMT -5
Lol. If the rest is white paint, why didn't they use white in these pics like they did on the scrander belt? mazinworld.net/Mazinger.htmlThe scrander belt is white. The waist missile is white. But the arms, thighs, and mid-torso are pale grey. The head is a darker grey. Unless you have some magical explanation for explain that, and clearly you don't, all your cries of nonsense are just so much flailing about.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 17, 2009 21:17:47 GMT -5
So... Are you saying now that the arms and legs are actually steel/grey like the head? Or are you just trying to say that there can only be one kind of bare metal on any given robot because... of candy canes and crumpets? Er... Nope. That doesn't follow. And there is some distinction, actually. If you have trouble seeing it, go into a paintshop type program and sample the colors. Then read that bit of mine that you quoted again: "The head has always been a steel-grey color. Or certainly a less reflective metal than the arms and legs." Borne out in two of the three pics you posted. Especially the last one. Also, I never said that all white was chrome. I said that white was often used as a shortcut for chrome in animation. Point being that there are clearly times that the animation intended some sort of very shiny metal on the limbs. SOmetimes it is more evident than other times. Why do you think the scrander belt looks different from the arms and legs in this pic? www.encirobot.com/0funz/imgzoom.asp?imgb=mazz/pg/mazzpg11.jpg&wmark=Encirobot.com%20-%20%A9%20Asahi%20Tsushinsha,%20Toei%20Doga
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 17, 2009 19:37:42 GMT -5
Nah, there's only a few with "silver" limbs and waist. Most of them are white. Again, the head is not "white", whatever the color they meant it to have, but the limbs and waist are clearly white. The head isn't white because the head was never meant to be chrome. The head has always been a steel-grey color. Or certainly a less reflective metal than the arms and legs. Check out this pic in particular: www.encirobot.com/0funz/imgzoom.asp?imgb=mazz/pg/mazzpg11.jpg&wmark=Encirobot.com%20-%20%A9%20Asahi%20Tsushinsha,%20Toei%20Doga White for the scrander belt, chrome for the arms and legs, steel/grey for the head. Same with this one: www.encirobot.com/0funz/imgzoom.asp?imgb=mazz/pg/mazzpg07.jpg&wmark=Encirobot.com%20-%20%A9%20Asahi%20Tsushinsha,%20Toei%20Doga And this one: www.encirobot.com/0funz/imgzoom.asp?imgb=mazz/pg/mazzpg01.jpg&wmark=Encirobot.com%20-%20%A9%20Asahi%20Tsushinsha,%20Toei%20Doga See the difference between the shaded pale grey on the arms and the white on the scrander belt? When they used white for the waist and limbs it was just an animation shorcut for chrome. Check out the heavy black shading near the edge of the arm in this pic: www.encirobot.com/0funz/imgzoom.asp?imgb=mazz/pg/mazzpg05.jpg&wmark=Encirobot.com%20-%20%A9%20Asahi%20Tsushinsha,%20Toei%20Doga ...Used to signify a reflective surface.
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 17, 2009 9:54:25 GMT -5
Didn't Go Nagai himself advise Bandai on at least the first few SOC Mazingers? Also, if you look at still artwork contemporary to the old series, like promotional posters and manga covers and the like, they usually show very clearly that the arms, thighs, and waist are silver. The thing that did look like it was supposed to be white was the belt that attached the scrander. Check out these pics: www.encirobot.com/mazz/mazz-pg.aspwww.encirobot.com/mazz/mazz-pg.asp?pagina=2
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Post by tiffermore on Jun 4, 2009 9:07:53 GMT -5
Is this the kind of line that Bandai would ever reissue? I missed out on many of these and they seem impossible to find now.
I'd also love to see the line continue. A mini-gokin of the old ST Daimos would be great to have alongside Combattra and Voltes. Did this line not sell fast enough right away to justify continuing it? They sure seem to have sold through since then.
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Post by tiffermore on May 30, 2009 22:34:47 GMT -5
That's the point exactly....for a few centimeters it would have been perfect. Now next to the previous SOC Mazingers, it won't look much like a beast, more like a baby brother! So, if none of the other Mazingers had ever been made in the SOC line, and GX-45 was the first SOC Mazinger, would you still be moaning about how tall it is? Or are you just OCD about how your collection looks in a display? I could understand the disappointment if you had been led to believe the thing would be a massive 32 cm tall instead of merely 16 cm or whatever it is, as such a size difference would arguable make it a different kind of toy with different playability. But the whining seems only to be about a few cm and centered about comparison to another toy, rather than just taking the Shin Mazinger on its own merits. If how you see every toy is merely through the lens of how it fits in with other toys in a display, I'd wager you aren't enjoying any of your toys for the playthings they are, and are shortchanging yourself in the process.
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Post by tiffermore on May 30, 2009 20:04:58 GMT -5
Good grief. So much drama over a few centimeters.
I for one am very much looking forward to this beast. And hoping to see a similarly styled Great Mazinger at some point.
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Post by tiffermore on May 16, 2009 21:20:19 GMT -5
Why GX-45 cannot be like that??? Because the transformation requires a torso that's hinged to pop open and gaps in the back for the shoulders to fold into and Bandai wanted the first new-style SOC Maz to be more solid, simple, and classic than that. They'll make an SOC with the god scrander. Just be patient.
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